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A Gift From a Flower to a Garden
Folk · 1967 · 14 tracks · 1h 1m

A Gift From a Flower to a Garden

Donovan

December 1967 · The state51 Conspiracy

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A gentle, wide-eyed immersion into a world of pastoral myths and quiet spiritualism.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks · 1h 1m
01
Under the Greenwood Tree
2:00
02
Someone’s Singing
2:52
03
Song of the Naturalist’s Wife
2:47
04
The Enchanted Gypsy
3:21
05
Voyage Into the Golden Screen
3:15
06
Isle of Islay
2:24
07
The Mandolin Man and His Secret
3:35
08
Lay of the Last Tinker
1:49
09
The Tinker and the Crab
2:55
10
Widow With Schawl (A Portrait)
3:02
11
The Lullaby of Spring
3:27
12
The Magpie
1:31
13
Starfish‐On‐The‐Toast
2:45
14
Epistle to Derroll
5:44
Moments Worth Listening For
The crystalline mandolin trills that introduce the secret of the mandolin man
A sudden shift to jazz-inflected flute during the naturalist's wife's song
The hushed, reverent delivery of the final lines in Epistle to Derroll
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